Noah Departure 2022

Noah Departure 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on August 5, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]

Noah Departure 2022
Promotional poster featuring Hayata and Shuji Kondo
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Pro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 5, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance616[1]
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Background

Storylines

The event featured eight professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Event

The evening started with Masa Kitamiya and Mohammed Yone picking a victory over Masaaki Mochizuki and Shuhei Taniguchi. Next, Kai Fujimura and Stinger (Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu) defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Eita, Nosawa Rongai and Super Crazy) in six-man tag team action. In the third bout, Kongo's Katsuhiko Nakajima and Manabu Soya defeated Anthony Greene and Stallion Rogers. The fourth confrontation saw Daisuke Harada, Ninja Mack and Seiki Yoshioka overcoming the team of Atsushi Kotoge, Dante Leon and Yo-Hey. Next, Alejandro, El Hijo del Santo, Kaito Kiyomiya and Último Dragón defeated Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Hi69, Kenoh and Tadasuke). In the sixth match, Kinya Okada defeated Yoshiki Inamura to obtain a spot in the blocks of the 2022 N-1 Victory. In the semi main event, Go Shiozaki, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura defeated Daiki Inaba, Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima.[4][5]

The main event portraited the confrontation between Hayata and Shuji Kondo for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. Hayata successfully retained the title and secured the third consecutive defense.

Results
No.Results[6]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Masa Kitamiya and Mohammed Yone defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Shuhei TaniguchiTag team match9:10
2Kai Fujimura and Stinger (Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu) defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Eita, Nosawa Rongai and Super Crazy)Six-man tag team match6:22
3Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Manabu Soya) defeated Anthony Greene and Stallion RogersTag team match10:00
4Daisuke Harada, Ninja Mack and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Atsushi Kotoge, Dante Leon and Yo-HeySix-man tag team match13:48
5Alejandro, El Hijo del Santo, Kaito Kiyomiya and Último Dragón defeated Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Hi69, Kenoh and Tadasuke)Eight-man tag team match7:53
6Kinya Okada defeated Yoshiki InamuraN-1 Victory qualification match15:18
7Go Shiozaki, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura defeated Daiki Inaba, Masato Tanaka and Satoshi KojimaSix-man tag team match17:56
8Hayata (c) defeated Shuji KondoSingles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship19:03
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References
  1. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 5, 2022). "NOAH Departure 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. Pro Wrestling Noah (August 5, 2022). 2022年08月05日 （金） DEPARTURE 2022. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. BBM Mobile (August 5, 2022). 8/5 NOAH HAYATAが最強挑戦者・近藤を撃破 DEPARTURE 2022 東京・後楽園ホール 観衆616人. bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. Dark Angel (August 8, 2022). "NOAH: «Departure 2022» HAYATA retains; Son of the Saint triumphs in his debut". superluchas.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. Daly, Wayne (August 5, 2022). "NOAH Results: Departure 2022 – Tokyo, Japan (8/5)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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